fictional English · revision 15413

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈfɪkʃənəl/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|fiction|-al]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Relating to fiction: 1833 in Etymonline, 1843 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Earlier, [[fictitious]] was also used in this sense (1773).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Fictionalize and fictionalization are from 1889,^(OED 1989) and fictionality from the mid-20th century.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1773 – fictitious, of fiction.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1833 – fictional.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1889 – fictionalize.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to [[fiction]]; invented for a story: ''a fictional character''.^(NODE 1998)^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[semifictional]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[fictive]]

+ * [[fictionalize]]

+ * [[fictitious]]

+ * [[fiction]]

+ * [[feign]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}